The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery

The lost “Bayeux Tapestry” of the First World War – a battlefield panorama painted by British veterans of the conflict – has gone on display to mark the centenary of the Armistice after being rediscovered in the vaults of a museum. ‘It represents the teardrops of a whole generation from North Staffordshire and as such it reminds us of the sacrifice these men made’ Staffordshire historian Levison Wood Members of the 5th Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment, who were skilled in the ceramic crafts of the Potteries, created the 70-wide canvas in 1923 to remember 960 of their fallen comrades. The panorama of the battlefields where they fought on the Western Front was last seen in 1985, but has been found hidden in more than half a million items in the stores at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent.
Lost ‘Bayeux Tapestry’ of the First World War found in museum vaults in Stoke-on-Trent A byplane flies over a First World War battlefield as depicted in the Staffordshire tapestry. (Photo: Stoke-on-Trent City Council)

Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/news/first-world-war-ww1-somme-passchendaele-museum-staffordshire-bayeux-tapestry/

Next Meeting

Mike Fitchett

An illustrated talk by the artist ,designer and teacher Mike Fitchett. 

This should be a very inspirational talk . I'm really looking forward to hearing about Mike's work. He takes some of his inspiration from vintage travel posters.

Mike takes his illustrations and reworks them onto quilts.

www.heatherleadesign.com

The meeting will take place on Tuesday 6 th November 2018.

Alsager Library

Alsager

1-45 for 2.

Please note this is a change to the published programme. 

Members and visitors welcome.

Newcastle- under - Lyme Exhibition

Date for your diary

Sandbach Sew and Sews are having a talk by Jane Thomas on embroidered postcards.


Sandbach Library

Thursday 8 th November 2018

7 pm

£3 for visitors

Chester Art Trail

Bridget Bowie and Frances Seba -Smith are exhibiting in the Bishop's Lloyd Palace.

Jenny O'Leary's workshop today

The workshop went very well  today. Jenny taught the members how to add wax,ink and bleach to tissue paper.It looks really interesting. I can't wait to see the finished results.

Festive Decorations

Here's some examples of our festive decorations.

Today's meeting

We all enjoyed the festive workshop Mary had prepared for us.
Watch this space for finished decorations.

Thanks to all of you who have volunteered to take on some of the jobs in the group.



Date for your diary

Coffee Morning
November 21 st
10-30 am to 12-30 pm.
To be held at the Two Doors Studio, Alsager.

The January meeting has been rescheduled for 8th of January 2019. The library is closed at New Year.